People living in the area where a man was found stabbed in the early hours of this morning reported hearing a "loud commotion".

The man died on his way to hospital and police have launched a murder investigation.

East Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Dannett Street, at its junction of Warwick Street, in the Tudor Road area at 3.42am following a report that a man had been found lying in the street with a stab wound.

One resident said: “I could see someone lying on the floor and people were doing CPR on him, I couldn’t tell if it was police or paramedics.

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A Warwick Street resident said: “I was woken up when my dog started barking. I jumped out of bed and then I could hear a lot of noise. I looked out of the window and I could see there were police cars there.

“ I’ve lived in the area for a long time and it’s always very quiet around here.”